Clinical Assistant Professor - Arizona College of Osteopathic Medicine

The Arizona College of Osteopathic Medicine (AZCOM) seeks a board-certified or board-eligible physician in Primary Care, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (PM&R), or Neuromusculoskeletal Medicine (NMM) for a full-time (1.0 FTE) clinical educator position in an outpatient clinical practice. The position combines direct patient care with ambulatory precepting of medical students and participation in practice-level quality improvement (QI) and scholarly activity.

The physician will manage an active clinical panel during 32 direct patient contact hours per week, with ambulatory medical student teaching and supervision integrated into clinical sessions. The remaining 8 hours per week are designated for administrative and scholarly work, including EHR inbox management and chart completion, student evaluations, QI projects, scholarly initiatives, interprofessional committee work, and faculty meetings.

Candidates with a background in Primary Care (Family Medicine, General Internal Medicine, or Medicine-Pediatrics), PM&R, or NMM who value evidence-based practice, osteopathic principles, and academic collaboration are encouraged to apply.

Teaching Responsibilities

• Serve as an ambulatory preceptor for medical students (OMS-III, OMS-IV, and interdisciplinary students) during core and elective outpatient clinical rotations.
• Provide point-of-care instruction, direct observation, and coaching in clinical reasoning, diagnostic skills, osteopathic tenets, and patient-centered communication.
• Guide students in professional development, chart documentation, and clinical workflow efficiency.
• Complete timely, standardized learner evaluations and provide constructive formative and summative feedback.
• Participate in clinical faculty development workshops, didactic sessions, and preceptor training programs.

Clinical Responsibilities

• Provide evidence-based outpatient care to an assigned patient panel within the scope of the physician's specialty (Primary Care, PM&R, or NMM).
• Diagnose and manage acute and chronic conditions, perform preventive health examinations, and perform specialty-aligned procedures, such as osteopathic manipulative treatment (OMT), joint and soft-tissue injections, and functional musculoskeletal evaluations.
• Maintain accurate, compliant, and timely documentation in the electronic health record (EHR).
• Collaborate with interprofessional clinical teams, including medical assistants, registered nurses, case managers, and other colleagues.
• Share equitably in rotating outpatient telephone call coverage.
• Support delegated supervision procedures of advanced practice providers

Scholarly Activity

• Lead or contribute to clinical quality improvement (QI) initiatives, patient safety programs, clinical pathway design, and panel-management workflows.
• Support medical students in clinic-based QI, patient safety, or clinical research projects that fulfill educational and scholarly requirements.
• Disseminate findings through internal presentations, institutional symposia, professional society conferences, and peer-reviewed educational and clinical publications.

Service

• Participate in clinic-level peer review, clinical audit committees, and accreditation and compliance readiness activities.
• Participate in interprofessional committee work and faculty meetings.

Required Qualifications

• Doctor of Medicine (MD) or Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine (DO) degree from an accredited institution.
• Completion of an ACGME- or AOA-accredited residency in Family Medicine, Internal Medicine, Medicine-Pediatrics, PM&R, or NMM.
• Board certification or board eligibility through the appropriate specialty board (e.g., AOBFP, ABFM, AOBNMM, AOBPMR, ABPMR, AOBIM, ABIM). Board-eligible candidates must have an established timeline to achieve certification within one year of hire.
• Active, unrestricted Arizona medical license, active federal DEA registration, and prescriptive authority in place before the start date.
• Eligibility for an academic clinical faculty appointment at AZCOM (Clinical Assistant Professor or Clinical Associate Professor).

Preferred Qualifications

• Prior experience precepting medical students, teaching residents, or leading quality improvement and scholarly dissemination.
• Expertise in procedures specific to the specialty, including OMT and other hands-on manual medicine, specialized outpatient musculoskeletal care, rehabilitation, and joint injections.

Midwestern University is a private, not-for-profit organization that provides graduate and post-graduate education in the health sciences. The University has two campuses, one in Downers Grove, Illinois and the other in Glendale, Arizona. More than 6,000 full-time students are enrolled in graduate programs in osteopathic medicine, dentistry, pharmacy, physician assistant studies, physical therapy, occupational therapy, nurse anesthesia, cardiovascular perfusion, podiatry, optometry, clinical psychology, speech language pathology, biomedical sciences and veterinary medicine. Over 500 full-time faculty members and 400 staff members are dedicated to the education and development of our students in an environment that encourages learning, respect for all members of the health care team, service, interdisciplinary scholarly activity, and personal growth.

We offer a comprehensive benefits package that includes medical, dental, and vision insurance plans as well as life insurance, short/long term disability and pet insurance.  We offer flexible spending accounts including healthcare reimbursement and child/dependent care account.  We offer a work life balance with competitive time off package including paid holiday’s, sick/flex days, personal days and vacation days.  We offer a 403(b) retirement plan, tuition reimbursement, child care subsidy reimbursement program, identity theft protection and an employee assistance program.  Wellness is important to us and we offer a wellness facility on-site with a fully equipped fitness facility.